Back and chest protector



April 22, 1930. J. BLACK BACK AND CHEST PROTECTOR 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed-Oct. 29, 1928 A ri122,19s0. J. BLACK 1,755,533

BACK AND CHEST PROTECTOR Filed Oct. 29, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 seplz d8 3mm Patented Apr. 22, 1930 4, a

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE JOSEPH BLACK, or ROCHESTER, new voRK BACK AND CHEST rnorno'ron Application filed October 2-9, 1928. Serial No. 315,319.

This invention relates to a protector adaptattached to the garment by adhesive. It is ed to be worn for protecting the back and tobe understood that all portions of the garchest from cold, one of the objects being to ment, except the connecting strips and the provide a simple and inexpensive garment of reinforcing edge strips are formed of tough this type adapted to be worn under the outer paper and the garment produced is of such clothing and which can be fastened readily size as to be Worn readily beneath the outer and securely in position where it will act as clothing of the user. The front portions or an insulating medium to prevent cold air panels 5 and 6 are adapted to lap'while the from reaching that portion of the body progarment is in use, there being cords 10 at-.

10 tected by the garment. tached to one of these portions, such as 5,

With the foregoing and other objects in close to the side thereof, and being adapted view which will appear as the description to engage buttons 11 att h o he free proceeds the invention resides in the combiside edge of the adjacent portion or panel 6; nation and arrangement of parts and in the Thus the garment, after being placed in posi- 15 details of construction hereinafter described i n, can be held tightly about the body by 65 and claimed it being understood that changes means of these cords 10 the free ends of in the precise embodiment of the invention which are wrapped about the bLlttOIlS 11. It herein disclosed ma b made within the will be noted by referring to Figurelthat the scope of What is claimed Without departing armholes in the garmentare oversize. Thus 0 from the pi it of th i venti it is possible to pay out or take up the cords 79 In the accompanying drawings the pre- 10 for the purpose of adjusting the garment ferred form of the invention has been shown. to persons of different sizes, there being sufli- In aid drawi s, cient clearance in the armholesto allow for Figure 1 is a front perspective View of the thlS fldwstmentr 25 garment in position. As paper constitutes an excellent insulat- Figure 2 is a, rggu' perspective iew thereoi medium for pI'OlZGClilOIl from (301d. and as Fi 3 i a ti l ti t k f it is an inexpensive material, it will be apf t t rear, th garment b i l d parent that a garment such as described and Figureis a section on line H, Figure 3. made of tough p p r can be y p y 30 Fi 5 i a ti on li 5 5, Fi 3 manufactured and Will constitute a highly Referring to the figures by chara t f efliclent protectlon for the wearer during cold reference, 1 and 2 designate the left and right Weatherback sections or panels of the garment, these fh the gahmeht is hot in use it can he b i f d f tiff paper d b i h ld readily folded into a compact bundle and 35 together by outer and inner strips 3 and 4 of easily cdhriedfih a Pocket 8.5

fabric having an adhesive. The right and What 15 Chumed 1S1 left front sections or panels 5 and 6 are con- A11 'p p garment lhchlchhg fight and nected at the side seams to the adjacent back left back Panels and right and left front sections or panels by strips 7 of fabric hav- P sthlps of tough adhesive p joining 40 ing adhesive thereon. These strips extend the right from and back Panels above and both along the outside and inside surfaces below the armhole formed ya p-' of of the connected parts. The shoulder seams tough adhesive h joining the e front of the garment ar for d b b i i t and back panels above and below the armhole gether the front and back portions of the garformed y, Strip of tough adhesive ment at the shoulders Where they are held by p nn c ing the back panels, a binding strips 8 of fabric having adhesive thereon, strip of tough adhesive tape straddling and these strips extending along the outer and affixed to all exposed edges of the panel, but inner surfaces of the shoulder portions. A11 tons fastened to one of the front panels close of the free edges of the garment are bound to the free side edge thereof, buttonstsecured so or reinforced by fabric strips 9 which are to the other front panel at points remote from the free side edge thereof, and cords attached to the buttons on one of the panels and adapted to be Wrapped in engagement with the buttons on the other front panel thereby to hold the front panels in lapped relation and adjustably connected to fitpersons of; differentsizes, the arm holes formed between the front and back panels being oversize to permit said adjustment.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto ainxed my signature.

JOSEPH BLACK. 

